Silo-door.



No. 831,279 PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906` M. W. HAMILTON. SILO- DOOR-MlLLAitl) W. HAlVIlL'llUN, OF lNYiliClii, VllttllNlA.

Specification of Letters Pat-ent.

Patented Sept. 1.8, 19C@A Annlimition tilml October 18, i905. erial No,233,319.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be itknown that I, Mimmo) W, ll'AMiL TON, a citizen of tlio UnitedStates, residing; at Snyder, in the county of Augusta and State ofVirginio, have invented certain new and useful linproveinents` inSilo-Doors] of which, the following is a specification.

'lhis invention relates to cloelu'os for silos or eneilage-eontainergthe purposeboiug to provide a door in sections and fustenings for thelatter of novel formation, whereinT a tight joint is feasible betweenthe sections tliofizselves and between the latter and the jambe of theopening!r and said sei-lione napable of being,r quickly and readilyrei'i'ioved and easilyy placed in position.

A further purpose of the invention is to del vise fastenings of peculiarforni whirli when v tightened draw adjacent door-Sections together andti `lit against the jambe.

For a full esoription of tho invention and the `merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the .result reference to be had to the following:r descriptionund accom an Ting drawings.

VVhi e t e invention may be adapted to different forms and conditione byolnmges in the Structure and minor dotaile without departin f from thespirit or essential features thereo',y still the preferred embodiment isShown in. the accompanying drawings: in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveView of :i silo door embodying the invention. vertical Section ilivroof.Fig. 3 is a drt-ail parool-ferire View showing more clearly thefastening means. Fi f. 4 is u transverse so@ tion of a ianib anded'iacent parts.1

torresionding and like parts are referred to in ibo followinodescription and indicated in all the views ol7 the drawings by the smilereference characters;

The invention is adapted for silos or e11- silagecontainers of an)vconstruction, and sini-e it appertaino only to the rlosure the lat leris illustrated,

in the aoeonipanring drawings the iii-- ineral 1 designates the jeinbslocated zittlir i sides of the opening;F through wlurb :irren-o i5 hadto the Si oy said jambe lio braved bj' stays 2, preferably regularlysimi-od and constituting ronge as woll :is ties. 'llie ont! portions ofthe stays 2 are threaded :ntl

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jambe in nach direction. The stays 2 preferably consist of rolle of anydiameter and nr cording to tbe Strain to borosistod. 'llu inner(fernen,l of the lianibn bordering Ufern the opening to the lsilo arelalr-beted und fori .shouli'lo` 4 and are splayod, :is lulu-atei :it 5,the spiny being)f ou a vurvod line. By new ing tbe splay curved it isbetter nibiplel ti Conform to tbe Corresponding; abutting edge of tbvdoor, so as to allow for contraction mili expansion aruori'ling as thejambe are damp or dry.

The door is formed of Sections whirl: orr placed in position as tbe siloiis iillod :inl roniovod as; the minilaige is removed, `bo onli of thesections are curved to Conform to the curved Hplajr 5 of the ianibs 1and are adapt ed to fit against the shoulders; i when drawn outward bythe fastening means. The moet ing edges of the sections havematchingjoints, the one beingr 6 and the othei raving o rorrespoinlinggroove 7 for reception of the tongue The sections when placed .inposition are Secured by suitable fasteninge wliic'ii cooperate willi tbestaye or tierod=s 2.

A sot of fasteninge is: provided for each two sections of the doorr nudeac-b Set comprises a bar S and bolt 9, each being linked or ottien wiselooselyv oonin-reted to its respectivo sew tion. The bolt il is providedet itsinner end with an eye, through wliirli passes :in evebolt l() orlike fznflouingr by ineens of wiiirli the boli il is ultafliod to it`svoliion. A winged not it niounti-d uion the 'ooit il and servos inonjuiu'tion iaith ille im!A Si to dren the scrlionf; close` together endtight against tbe jaiuli l. ltuim: h ieooiluwufil by link t. to :ineyobolt or like fastening;- '13,

-by means of wln'eb said bar in attac'beil to its section; 'llio outeront! of tbf` bor S is pro vided with o notrli 14 to receive bolt il andagainst which the nut l l bears to tight mi the sections and secure themin place. "lluliar 8 obtains u purchase upon a ete); or tio rod TZ andis proferabbi provided with a seat t5 to fix the `position of :said bar,vilmoby when the mime is; riubjoeied to tension o: operating adjacentfloor-:nahmis are drawn together and at tbe seme time pressed Against.the jambe of tbe opeuiug lt will tin be under-- Stood that the securingmeans servo both to passed through oponingn in the jambe4 `l :in 9 ireceive pairs of nuts, so as to bruco the lmlil tbe fleuren-Minus inposition and to dran' tbim together to obtain a tight joint lint vonilu-ii' inw-ting edges. To strengthen ilu` dooi', u 'tione plates 16 arefitted thereprovidod with a toiigim,

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